Where does “尼国” come from?

尼国 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 印度尼西亞, from English Indonesia, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Ancestry of “尼国”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese印度尼西亞Indonesia
2EnglishIndonesia—
3Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσος →Every word from English Indonesia →Every word from Chinese 印度尼西亞 →
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